Liberty of London Lawn
#4
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,559
I love lawn for summer blouses. So lovely, lightweight, and comfortable....
There are several bloggers who have made quilts from lawn. Perhaps a few minutes of research and an emailed question or three may help you make up your mind.
Here are a couple of links to get you started.
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...dow-panes.html
http://blog.hartsfabric.com/cotton-s...t-out-of-lawn/
There are several bloggers who have made quilts from lawn. Perhaps a few minutes of research and an emailed question or three may help you make up your mind.
Here are a couple of links to get you started.
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...dow-panes.html
http://blog.hartsfabric.com/cotton-s...t-out-of-lawn/
#5
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: east kilbride Scotland
Posts: 1,330
I use a lot of Liberty Tana Lawn for making clothes, I have a quilt top made up with some leftover pieces, I haven't sandwiched or quilted it yet. It is much finer than regular quilting cotton. Not sure how it will wear for quilting, but I have a teddy key ring made in the lawn bought from Liberty about 25 years ago and it's still going strong.
#7
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: central indiana
Posts: 686
There are "quilts" for beds and washing and use as a substitute for blankets. Then there are quilts for showing as wall decorations or to top beds as decoration or "quilted" items like pillows and such.
Lawn might not work as well on bedding quilts but could work beautifully on decorative items.
Lawn might not work as well on bedding quilts but could work beautifully on decorative items.
#9
I have a large bag of Liberty Lawn Fabrics which I acquired specifically to make a quilt. It is finer than the traditional quilting cottons, but as I see it, if it can be used for a wearable garment, why not a quilt?
#10
Heard so much talk, thought I would go look. I was thinking a Civil War gown, 8 yards of fabric needed. LOL BUT not at $35 a yard. I do not know how to make the conversion as it is 53" wide VS typical 42" wide quilting fabric. Who's good at math? I need 8 yards of 42" width normally.
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